Some people are hating on MC in here, and I feel as if that isn’t totally justified. MC saw the cardinal in the room that his witch friend was in, and of course assumed the worse. She was in a bad condition in the floor, how could she have gotten away? He was acting on emotion, not rationale - humans aren’t purely rational creatures. I personally think that it’s actually pretty good writing and further develops the MC’s character effectively, displaying his gutsy nature when protecting his friends and teaching him not to jump to conclusions and to be calmer in a situation such as this, so as not to arouse suspicion